Mid-South Memories: June 30

Charles Nicholas/The Commercial Appeal files
There’s no better way to spend a Saturday morning than by having a cookout, say these three Brownie Scouts who were anxious to taste a stew they made in June 1954. Left to right they are Elizabeth St. Clair, 8, of 3121 Lamphier, Dana Presley, 8, of 1147 Biltmore and Martha Wilkes, 8, of 1048 Salem. they are members of Troop 32.

June 30

25 years ago: 1988

Southaven — This thriving town that bills itself as Mississippi's fastest growing city may also be the state's "whitest" city. Forty-four black residents are among the additions brought to Southaven by an annexation approved in DeSoto County Chancery Court this week. But the city is still 99 percent white and far and away the "whitest" of the 15 Mississippi cities that had more than 20,000 residents when the 1980 Census was taken.

50 years ago: 1963

Platoons of orange-skinned, blue-suited mailmen will go on display in the city's 23 branch Post Offices tomorrow to drum up business for the Postal Department's latest effort to speed the mails. The cut-out characters are Mr. Z.I.P. and he is the symbol of the Zone Improvement Program which goes into effect tomorrow. The system uses five-digit area code numbers in addressing letters.

75 years ago: 1938

Today will be a real holiday for the children of St. Peter's Orphanage. The Mid-South Fair Association and the Junior Chamber of Commerce will be hosts to 100 youngsters from the orphanage at the Fairgrounds with everything free to them from noon to late this afternoon.

100 years ago: 1913

Hearts of the inmates at the Workhouse and the Poor and Insane Asylum will be gladdened July 4 when E.L. Strong and W.H. Bolton, superintendent of the two institutions, will give a barbecue at the Workhouse.

125 years ago: 1888

The new chancery clerk, E.B. McHenry, has reappointed the deputies now employed in the office, T.B. Caldwell, George Mallory and John M. Bradley.